A device for measuring the threshold of pain in man.
1. A device operated by hand has been constructed for the controlled compression of the soft tissue in front of the Achilles tendon.2. The sensitivity of the device was sufficient to demonstrate the analgesic action of 0.3 g aspirin.
D000082:Acetaminophen / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000125:Achilles Tendon; D000698:Analgesia; D001241:Aspirin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy; D010600:Pharmacology / Q000295:instrumentation*
D000082:Acetaminophen; D001241:Aspirin